AVIATION
March 2023
In November, Israir announced to the stock exchange that it signed the Memorandum of Understanding for a possible sale of the last two ATR aircraft owned (ATR72-500), subject to the aircraft’s proper test ISRAIR COMPLETED THE SALE OF ATR AIRCRAFT T he sale comes following the company’s strategic decision to move to be a single sample airplane fleet (Airbus A320) and thus say goodbye to the ATR fleets it owned.
TOWARDS THE SUMMER: TURKISH UPGRADES THE LINE TO TEL AVIV
Israir now announces that the company has completed the sale of the two 500-atr72 aircraft, which it owned, to a foreign airline. In exchange for the two aircraft, Israir received a total of 13 million USD, with the completion of the sale of ATR aircraft, on its entire component, is expected to yield a one-time capital profit of about 2 million USD. In the
Israir now announces that the company has completed the sale of the two 500- atr72 aircraft, which it owned, to a foreign airline
Turkish Airlines currently operates 10-12 flights between Tel Aviv and Istanbul on the company’s aircraft or the AnadoluJet brand. Most flights are currently operated on aircraft from Airbus A321 or Boeing 737. Smaller than the flights are powered by Boeing 777 or Airbus A330 aircraft. A nd now, towards the next summer season, we are expected to see more from Turkish’s new generation aircraft, including Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350, which are considered the latest aircraft in the company’s fleet. Turkish Airlines is expected to operate up to 14 daily flights from Tel Aviv during the summer season, including 10 flights to Istanbul (IST), 3 flights to Istanbul Sabih Goshen (SAW) and daily flight to Antalya (AYT). In addition, Turkish will run 6 weekly flights on Boeing 787 on Monday (TK785, TK789), Tuesday (TK789), Friday (TK837, TK785) and Saturday (TK789). Altogether, the company is expected to operate about 10 weekly flights on the new aircrafts.
announcement, Israir notes the benefits of moving to a uniform fleet including a uniform pilot and maintenance system, with all of the exchange parts being only one aircraft type.
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